11^th GRADE PROGRESS REPORTS

q  You WILL receive progress reports in accordance with the dates prescribed on the school calendar.

q  If you miss a short-term assignment (quizzes, nightly homework), or need to make up a short-term assignment, a NHI (“Not Handed In,” which is equivalent to a “0”) in the gradebook until it is made up or re-taken.

q  From the time progress reports have been distributed, you will be allowed to complete missed work or make up quizzes.  You must proactively arrange an appropriate due date with Ms HB.  Please refer to the Classical Grading Policy in your Student Handbook for more information about this.

q  For time-sensitive projects involving performance, due dates simply must be honored.

q  If there are extenuating circumstances, you need to advocate for yourself with Ms HB.  I WILL work with you to make sure you have a worthwhile educational experience.

Contacting Ms HB: 

J  http://katesportfolio.tripod.com

J  Facebook:  “HB’s English Page”

J  Email:  howak001@hartfordschools.org (this will elicit the swiftest response)

J  Phone:  860-695-9347

J  Notes on the bottom of progress reports (sometimes this might take a few days, though, for a response)

11^th Grade American Literature Percentages:

ESSAY INFORMATION

Before You Hand in a Final Draft:

q  You will get feedback from a peer, which is INVALUABLE!

q  You should send Ms HB a draft via email:  howak001@hartfordschools.org, or you can always turn in a hard copy (usually a 48-hour (or less) turn-around time & she’ll email you back the file with revision ideas)

Handing in Papers:

@  Papers must be electronically submitted, unless you do not have access—Please let Ms HB know.  Grades will be received electronically as well.  (Go, Earth!)  At that point, we will print out the paper with my comments and the scores and add that to your writing folder.

@  Format:

o    double space

o    no larger than 12-point font

o    Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman, or Comic Sans

@  Fill out your rubric, self-evaluating!

@  MLA Citation

o    Every paper MUST have a “Works Cited” page

o    You must cite every non-original thought and the quotations you use as evidence in MLA style

Homework Checks:

s  Homework will be checked randomly, and equally.  Everyone’s homework will be checked and given feedback on a rotating basis.  A grade will be entered according to how well you mastered the skills that are being assessed on the homework assignment.

s  Homework often includes actively reading a text.  You should be prepared to demonstrate that you actively and successfully read the text during the next class period.  This proof will come in the form of quizzes or other assessments.

s  If you were absent, then you have until the next class meeting to make up the missing homework, in addition to the homework assigned the day you returned to class. 

Formal Journal Checks:

®  are completed at the end of the marking period

®  include the Word Bank (50 words per quarter)

®  include the Table of Contents

®  include the completion of all homework assignments which should be in the journal

®  include all the bellwork from the quarter

®  include all other notes/entries done in class

®  (Use the Model Journal in the room if you missed a day!)

Extra Credit Structure

C  I like to catch you doing the right thing (e.g. doing bellwork without being asked, doing something nice for someone else, volunteering brilliantly in class)

C  If I give you a special sticker or a stamp, place it in the FRONT of your journal

C  Each smiley sticker is worth 3 extra credit points

C  At the end of the marking period, when your journal is graded, I will tally up the total number of stickers, multiply it by three, and add that to your points in the “Civic/Social” Category

C  If you also have leftover Bathroom Tickets, I will also add that into your total points

Non-negotiables in Ms HB’s class:

ü  You will not chew gum or eat candy or other food in class (unless we have a planned event). 

ü  If you are walking in the classroom door when the bell rings (or any time after that) without a legitimate pass, you are late.  You will have a consequence.

ü  Water is good for your brain.  You may drink it in class (unless it becomes a nuisance, which I am sure it won’t) in a see-through container o.  Be prepared for me to do a bottle check.

ü  Everyone deserves to be a fully participating member of the class = Social Contract.  As such, everyone deserves to be truly respected.  If you choose not to live up to this level of respect expectations, you will be called out on it by the other members of the class.  (Moral of the story:  Be nice and listen.)

Classroom Jobs:

Each marking period jobs will be given to volunteers (extra credit points for FAITHFULLY completing the job!); they are:

1.    Collector/Distributor:  when assignments or materials need to be collected this person goes into action AND checks the TBR folder EVERY class meeting and passes out items in the folder at the start of class

2.    Timer Keeper: this person sets the time & lets Ms HB know that the timer has gone off

3.    Journal Custodian:  this person adds entries in the class journal (for students who are absent)

4.    Clicker:  Using the remote mouse (FANCY!), this person advances the slides in the daily PowerPoint presentation

Bathroom/Leaving the Room Policy:

B  At the beginning of each marking period, you will receive a sheet with three “slots” to leave the room. 

B  TAPE THIS INTO YOUR JOURNAL.  You may go to the bathroom or leave the room on other business THREE times during my class period during the course of a marking period. 

B  When you wish to leave the room, present the slot and your bathroom pass with all the pertinent information to Ms HB, and she will smile and sign it, taking away your 10-point ticket (so sad!).

B  HOWEVER (the good news), if you keep all three tickets until the end of the marking period, you will receive 10 extra credit points for each ticket you have maintained, for a possible total of 30 extra credit points!